CVSS 3.1
7.5 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCVE-2023-39533
High (7.5) in libp2p go-libp2p. EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p 0.27.8, 0.28.2, 0.29.1.
go-libp2p is the Go implementation of the libp2p Networking Stack. Prior to versions 0.27.8, 0.28.2, and 0.29.1 malicious peer can use large RSA keys to run a resource exhaustion attack & force a node to spend time doing signature verification of the large key. This vulnerability is present in the core/crypto module of go-libp2p and can occur during the Noise handshake and the libp2p x509 extension verification step. To prevent this attack, go-libp2p versions 0.27.8, 0.28.2, and 0.29.1 restrict RSA keys to <= 8192 bits. To protect one's application, it is necessary to update to these patch releases and to use the updated Go compiler in 1.20.7 or 1.19.12. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Severity
- EPSS
- 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 74% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-770
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- libp2p:go-libp2p
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-876p-8259-xjgg | Go | github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p | <0.27.8 | 0.27.8 |
| GHSA-876p-8259-xjgg | Go | github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p | >=0.28.0 <0.28.2 | 0.28.2 |
| GHSA-876p-8259-xjgg | Go | github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p | >=0.29.0 <0.29.1 | 0.29.1 |
| GO-2023-2000 | Go | github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p | <0.27.8 >=0.28.0 <0.28.2 >=0.29.0 <0.29.1 | 0.27.8, 0.28.2, 0.29.1 |
References
- https://github.com/golang/go/commit/2350afd2e8ab054390e284c95d5b089c142db017
- https://github.com/golang/go/issues/61460
- https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/commit/0cce607219f3710addc7e18672cffd1f1d912fbb
- https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/commit/445be526aea4ee0b1fa5388aa65d32b2816d3a00
- https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/commit/e30fcf7dfd4715ed89a5e68d7a4f774d3b9aa92d